Close-up photograph of a navy blue cloth-bound book with gold filigree border and gold tassel cord resting on a brown plush cloth. A hand with bare fingers rests on its cover at left, beside a hanging strand of rudraksha beads. In the blurred background at right, a figure in a dark red-brown robe with long hair sits, out of focus, with no clear identifiable features. Warm golden background tones. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of a navy blue cloth-bound book with gold filigree border and gold tassel cord resting on a brown plush cloth. A hand with bare fingers rests on its cover at left, beside a hanging strand of rudraksha beads. In the blurred background at right, a figure in a dark red-brown robe with long hair sits, out of focus, with no clear identifiable features. Warm golden background tones.

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